Types Of Love In Romeo And Juliet

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Types of Love in Romeo and Juliet In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses real life scenarios to convey a deep and heartwarming literary work. Romeo and Juliet showcase different types of love throughout the play in unique characters. First, Shakespeare creates the love and bond of friendship between Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio. Secondly, to show parental love he uses characters such as, Friar Laurence, Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Nurse. Lastly, Shakespeare uses Romeo and Juliet to show true love.
Nurse shows parental love to Juliet throughout the play. Despite being a servant to the Capulet household, she has a role equivalent to that of Juliet’s mothers and regards Juliet as her own. Even with the fact that Nurse is not the birth mother of Juliet, she still treats Juliet like a daughter. Nurse cares about Juliet and wants her to be happy and find success.” Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days” (1.3.106). Juliet goes to Nurse with whatever problem she has and gets her counseling. For example, she helped Juliet with her love for Romeo. “I am the drudge and toil in your delight” (2.5.68). She supports and helps Juliet get married behind the Capulets back. Knowing she can lose her job and get exiled she helps Juliet anyway because she values her more.
Lady Capulet shows parental love for Juliet in a traditional way. She wants Juliet married to bring status and honor to the family. “Marry, that ‘marry’ is the very theme I came to talk of. -Tell me,